An MD80 crew, taxiing for takeoff at cyyz, crossed the hold short line for their departure runway.

Attributes
ACN	540543
Time
Date	200203
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cyyz.airport
State Reference	ON
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	540543
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	540762
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While following previous aircraft, inadvertently crossed hold short line for runway 23. No conflict noted.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 CREW, TAXIING FOR TKOF AT CYYZ, CROSSED THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR THEIR DEP RWY.

Narrative: WHILE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS ACFT, INADVERTENTLY CROSSED HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 23. NO CONFLICT NOTED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.